<p>I received my ACT scores this week and was completely shocked. I got a 22, the exact same score I got on a practice test held at my school in the fall. This was my first time taking the ACT since the practice test, and I was expecting atleast some what of an increase. I took a prep class, and worked problems out of a practice test they provided, about once a week for a couple months prior to the test. The day of the test I felt ready and after taking it I felt good about it. But my score proved me wrong. I am a good student and succeed in difficult classes, so this score was a shoot down. I was going to suffice to this garbage shool and give up on many of the school's I wished to apply to. But, luckily, my dad told me to stop feeling sorry for myself and get back on the horse. So, any advice for effective studying?( My last method proved completely worthless)</p>
<p>Get Princeton Review, Kaplan, and the ACT Red Official Guide.</p>
<p>PR, is good for strageties, except for the reading part.</p>
<p>Kaplan, the tests are harder so it's good practice.</p>
<p>ACT, they're real tests, but a little bit easier than the real tests from what I have heard.</p>
<p>Basically, get your time management down and effective strategies.</p>
<p>I have the Kaplan book, but have heard alot of good news about the Red book. The problem is with me it seems as a test taker, If I study too much, I don't do well. But if I don't study at all or very little, I also don't do very well. I envy people who are able to study just two days in advance of the test, and get a better score than mine which I studied months in advance for. Any advice for how early and how frequently I should study these books?
Thanks</p>
<p>I've got the Red Book and I'm getting PR and McGrawHill practice tests Tuesday. My adivce is to start studying now and just take as many timed practice tests as possible.</p>
<p>What do you guys do after you finish the tests in those books and went over the answers? Redo them? Buy more books?</p>
<p>Is it completely necessary to read all the strategies again in these new books, or is it most beneficial to just take practice tests over and over?
If you're done with tests within books i'd say go over the sections you have most trouble with again and review your answers( even the ones you got right).</p>
<p>I have about 15 tests available to me, 3 that are very reliable. After I finish a test and grade it, I look over the ones I got wrong and see what I should of done. Just plan the tests out accordingly until the big day.</p>
<p>^ Rebel, careful on M-Hill.. some mistakes and the scores you get is about 3-4 or 5points higher than what you would actually get.</p>
<p>I've heard about those mistakes, I'm just using those questions as extra practice. I'm using the Red book tests to see how I'm really doing. But thanks for the heads up ;)</p>
<p>You can actually order the exact test you took with the answer key as well as the answers you selected. You are separately able to order a copy of your essay. You must order the m/c portion within a certain period of time after you've taken the test, same thing for the essay. It's relatively cheap, considering the value of seeing what you did right or wrong. BTW are you a rising junior or senior?</p>